Although not the youngest, from what I gather. A high school senior, I came across a link to the Shovelglove home page from Lifehacker. I've always been a tall, scrawny kid. No fat, no muscle, just skin and bones. Despite a few efforts to bulk up by going to the gym, nothing ever produced visible results, and I peaked on the machines after about a week. So I read the blurb about useful movements, and how coal miners are the buffest people EVER, and it really struck me as a good idea.
Luckily, we had a sledgehammer lying around the house. I'm no newcomer to handling it--I use it to crush cans and take them in for money--but I had never done anything like this before. The first day, I took careful heed of the warnings on the site and rested plenty in between sets so as not to tire myself out. To tell you the truth, I was just so danged excited about doing something new.
At the end of the week, I thought "Oh, I can work through the weekend, no problem." But Saturday evening, I realised that indeed my muscles were tired, and I was starting to get blisters on my hands. Thus, I fell into the strictest practice of Shovelglove.
Every night, I trek down to the garage, stretch a bit, then do my routine. Come back in, wash up, and go to bed. Everyone else is already asleep, so I don't have to worry about someone "catching" me. XD
I've worked my way up to the first routine detailed on the main page, and it's UNBELIEVABLE how much better I look, and how less tired I am when performing heavy lifting (for example, carrying my tuba around). My self-esteem has gone through the roof, thanks to you, and it's such an easy routine to keep that I don't think I'll ever quit.

Your tuba will be feeling like a sopranino sax by the time you are really going strong with SG... Give it a few months and those arms will be able to wrestle anyone around! Even your biggest tuba playing friends!

And that avatar you drew of Reinhard is priceless!!!!!!!!
LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!

Excellent nuance in the face area...
You even included those baggy pjs!

Love it!
Ya know, that pj clad computer dyi geek is sure helping lots of people feel and look good!
He deserves such a tribute!

That is amazing. You've inspired me to get back off my lazy butt and pick the sledge back up. I mean it. I've been so idle recently I haven't done a consistent SG workout in about 6 weeks, even though I used to do that pretty much every day. Hmmm. I just realised what was missing from my life again.

Wow, I'd never have thought my story could be so inspiring. . . but I'm sure glad it is!
As a matter of fact, one of the other benefits of shovelglove is already presenting itself. I regularly am in musicals at school, and this year I got the male romantic part. One of the scenes calls for my lady to jump into my arms and be spun around. Luckily, I had been shovelgloving for a few weeks before I had to do this. I'm pretty sure I would've had trouble with it before, so it was really great to be spared embarrassment (especially since I'm rather fond of her. . . ) Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Yeah, I haven't gotten blisters so much anymore, but I occasionally do have the wrist strain problem someone posted about in the Flip Lever exercise. I have since limited my reps to 8 instead of 20. I'll have to work back up to it.
Regarding my avatar, that IS reinhard, and the reference photo is from the shovelglove home page. I'd love to be drafted into the t-shirt design committee if you think I could help. It would be an honor to contribute something after all Shovelglove has done for me. ^_^

One of the scenes calls for my lady to jump into my arms and be spun around. Luckily, I had been shovelgloving for a few weeks before I had to do this. I'm pretty sure I would've had trouble with it before, so it was really great to be spared embarrassment (especially since I'm rather fond of her. . . ) Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Ha!!!!!!

That's priceless!!!
Good luck catching your girl

Reinhard, this could be a big selling point in your useful movements metaphor...
LOL...

Imagine a dating service where in order to prepare for your sweetheart you must first buy a sledgehammer and do flip the lever and churning butter till you can catch a flying girl in your arms!
LOL...

My wife was asking me why my shirts are getting so loose in the waist but they are too tight in the shoulders, so I took off my shirt and gave her a back double bicep pose. Her response was, "You have big bumps where your shoulders are!" I told her it's all SG muscle baby!

Anyway Ben, I so wish I could have started SG at your age--the possibilities boggle my mind. Stay with it and you will be way ahead of the bench press and dumbbell curl frat boys when you get to college.

Man, I wish I had your common sense when I was your age! I've only been shoveling for a week and I can see the difference. I can only imagine how buff you're going to get with at least a dozen year head start on some of us! Keep it up!_________________"Well Done is Better Than Well Said." -- Benjamin Franklin

During my brief introduction to No S and Shovelglove and everything all at once, I haven't seen any females posting here during a quick browse. Anybody out there? I thought I'd start out with an 8-pounder, does that sound right? I'd just like to know what to expect because I think this sounds pretty cool for me to do.